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Monday, April 26, 2010

For all the tea in China

Rose, Sarah. For all the tea in China : how England stole the world’s favorite drink and changed historyNew York : Viking, 2010.

Description x, 261 p. ; 22 cm.

Shields Library HD9198.G72 R67 2010 In process

Originally published : London : Hutchinson, 2009, with title For all the tea in China : espionage, empire, and the secret formula for the world’s favourite drink.

Summary Rose’s remarkable account follows the journey of Robert Fortune, a Scottish gardener, who was deployed by the British East India Company to steal China’s tea secrets in 1848. This thrilling narrative combines history, geography, and old-fashioned adventure.

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